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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Pompey Academy. |
| Title: | Pompey Academy Bylaws |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1840 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Bylaws of Pompey Academy, a school in Pompey, New York. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Pompey Academy was incorporated in 1811, although organization and construction had begun some ten years earlier.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Pompey Academy Bylaws consist of a manuscript copy of the bylaws dated 7 May 1840. Among other things, the bylaws specify that "the school shall be opened in the morning and closed in the evening by prayers," and that the following branches of knowledge shall be taught: "Reading, Orthography, writing, English Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic use of the Globes, Drawing of Maps surveying History, Belleslettres, Astronomy, Chemistry, Natural and Moral Philosophy, Composition, Rhetoric, Mathematics, & the learned languages." Tuition was set at two dollars and fifty cents per student per quarter.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Pompey Academy Bylaws,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
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Created by: MRC
Date: 3 Aug 2015
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